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Christopher Bunn
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John Gardner, best known for his book Grendel, was also known for writing about writing. He wrote On Moral Fiction, The Art of Fiction, and On Becoming a Novelist. One of his main ideas was that fiction, if well-done, should create a sort of dream state for the reader. Everything in the story should contribute to maintaining and/or strengthening that dream.
I’ve always thought Gardner’s idea spo...
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The Hawk and His Boy (The Tormay Trilogy, #1)
— published 2010 — 4 editions |
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The Shadow at the Gate (The Tormay Trilogy, #2)
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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The Wicked Day (The Tormay Trilogy, #3)
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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The Mike Murphy Files and Other Stories
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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A Storm in Tormay
— published 2012 — 2 editions |
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The Model Universe and Other Stories
— published 2010 — 2 editions |
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The Christmas Caper
— published 2011 |
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The Hawk and His Boy and The Shadow at the Gate (The Tormay Trilogy, #1-2)
— published 2013 |
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Lovers and Lunatics
— published 2012 |
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The Fury Clock
— published 2013 |
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"Sounds like a great book. I'm going to keep an eye out for this one for my kids. Thanks."
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There are two sides to every story sometimes seven! In this new spin on the classic story Snow White, the dwarves explain, from their point of view, how a sweet-natured but very forgetful, dizzy girl stumbles upon their cottage and turns their liv...
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I’m not at all sure how to categorise this. There are elements of steampunk, there’s alchemy, there’s a fairly standard form of elemental magic and there’s a fair dose of science in the mix as well. I don’t know whether it’s int... " Read more of this review » |
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I recently read ‘The Burning Sky’, the author’s debut book, and while I loved the original setting and found the story a fast-paced steampunk adventure, the characters never quite came alive for me. The author had a truly wonder... " Read more of this review » |
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| I read the concluding chapter of this book to my seven-year-old last night. What a great story. The Atwaters (husband and wife) have an understated and serene style of writing that works well. As a bonus, the original has illustrations by Robert Laws...more | |
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| If viewed as a food, The Innocent is a bowl of cheerios, served with skim milk. I occasionally eat cheerios, but not that often. The cereal leaves me feeling full for about half an hour, at which point I must hunt down additional food, setting forth...more | |
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"I've always thought the siege of Malta story would make a wonderful film."
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"Hobbit and LOTR. Also, Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising series."
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